The Health and Safety Management System (HSM) is a systematic process for managing workplace safety and health. We provides for goal setting, planning and measuring performance. It sets out clear management commitments, direction and approaches for workplace, safety, and health. Risk management is a process by which the management assesses the risks, determines the control measures, and takes appropriate actions to reduce such risks. All workplaces must conduct risk assessments to identify the source of risks and shall take all reasonably practicable steps to eliminate any foreseeable risk to any person who may be affected by the undertaking in the workplace. Where it is not reasonably
practicable to eliminate the risk, other reasonably practicable measures must be taken to minimize the risk. Safety and health management adds value to businesses by helping to improve overall performance. Thus, it is not surprising that an increasing number of organizations are implementing HSM, and placing as much emphasis on achieving quality
HSM as they do in other key aspects of their business activities.